not *another* talkshow

what is it about the format of the talkshow? why does it seem to be so conducive to cult television moments such as these... and this

and this

and this?


and this??

well darlings you're right there isn't need for another talkshow, so me and marty have got something else in store for you. Berlin's first "Mockshow"
what is that you ask? We're not entirely sure either, but maybe you'll just have to come down to hbc gallery this sunday and find out

Me and Marty present...
a mock talk show hosted by Paula Varjack
Featuring our one man house band Martin Bengtsson!!!!!

Musical guest Joe Czarnecki
http://www.myspace.com/theinstrumentalguitarmassacre

Also featuring:
Comedian Paul Salamone
http://www.paulsalamone.com

Slam Poet Jacinta Nandi
http://www.myspace.com/myenglishclass

Mc Luna C Aka Moon
http://www.myspace.com/thatmoonbloke


and last but not least, our lovely show runner
Mirabelle Jones....
http://www.myspace.com/mirabellejones

so we'll see you there... it may or may not be a bit like this...

turn off your TV!!! ident from paula varjack on Vimeo.

tune in, turn on, get varjacked!!!

hey hey hey,

this is just a short missive to say, thanks to the wonder that is mirabelle jones, i now have a website (you may have noticed before that the paulavarjack dot com domain just took you to my myspace, cheeky i know, but not a bad idea until one has a website up and runnning)

have a looksy!!!

ok so maybe this is cheating but...

..i really wanted to write a blog about the last weekend in lisbon and lyons (coming back by way of paris no less) but i felt a bit guilty that i havn't once post to the smoke and mirrors blog and i also had to sift through all this video footage from the weekend and roughly cut a bit together for you to see, so forgive me my darlings, this blog is a trick, its just a link to another blog, but i wrote it and there's video there so all will be worth it if you just skip through to this lovely link...

xx miss varjack

magic portraits, warsaw smoke, lisbon mirrors, berlin femme mafia? Now Hear This...

......first off, can i just say warsaw.. i love you! what an ace gig! and then i was back in berlin kicking off the femme show, presented by the berlin femme mafia. and we sold out the lux with a queue around the block. nice. one..... meanwhile i'm sending off a couple texts to the ladies at shut up and speak, who i'm performing with in may, with get this, a sign language interpreter. kind of curious what german sign language for words like "mashed" and phrases like "page 3 girl" but i guess i'[ll just have to wait and see.

other good news this week was this wonderful write up about the last anti-slam on slammin poetry, and if you don't speak deutsche, i do believe google translate is your best friend.

but i don't have time to stop and pause because i'm now preparing for the next smoke and mirrors gig in lisbon, and the morning after we're off to lyons.
as we keep on keep on keep on moving. oh yeah, and the last eps of now hear this are now up for you to listen to and/or download to keep and play again and again to your hearts content
2010-02-24-1500-1600.NowHearThis #3 by herbstradio

2010-02-10-1500-1600.NowHearThis #1 by herbstradio

and there are all sorts of other things in store i can't tell you yet, but the last thing i can share with you are these gorgeous new press photos winta yohannes has taken of me. as much as i get my picture taken i don't think i've had portraits i've ever liked as much as these.





xxxxx p